Milk Thistle Rust vs Paradox Vole

Puccinia mariana compared with Microtus paradoxus

Key Differences

• Milk Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated while Paradox Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Milk Thistle Rust	Paradox Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Puccinia	Microtus
Species	Puccinia mariana	Microtus paradoxus

Conservation Status

Milk Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Milk Thistle Rust	Paradox Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Milk Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.